Universe Today Podcast
Fraser Cain
Categories: Science & Medicine
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Can we harvest energy from the Moon's temperature difference? Why don't we just launch multiple telescopes like Hubble? Why is the Moon grey? Why are sunspots black? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show!
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00:00 Start
00:27 [Andoria] Can we extract energy from Moon's temperature difference?
05:19 [Vulcan] Constellation of "Almost Hubbles"
08:40 [Risa] Why do sunspots look black?
10:26 [Aeturen] Will we still be 'alone' if we find life on Europa?
14:52 [Vendikar] Why do black holes shrink?
20:22 [Remus] What lifeforms can survive on Jovian moons?
25:01 [Janus] Why is the Moon grey?
26:44 [Cait] Why not build a very big spacecraft in orbit?
31:06 [Betazed] Will humans ever fly on solar sails?
33:09 [Cheleb] What does a lunar eclipse look like on the Moon?
35:03 [Nimbus] Will we ever see a Venus rover?
37:56 [Belos] Could Enceladus have life during the Sun's red giant phase?
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Previous episodes
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1636 - [Q&A] True Color of The Moon, Capturing Sunspots, Constellation of Almost Hubbles Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1635 - [Space Bites] Mystery of Supernova 1987a // End of Chandra // JWST Exomoons Update with @CoolWorldsLab Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1634 - [Q&A] Largest Stars, Dark Matter In The Solar System, Science Being Slow Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1633 - [Special] What Went Wrong With Starship's Third Test Flight Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1632 - [Interview] NASA Set Its Spaceship on Fire. Here's Why Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1631 - [Interview] The Secret Behind NASA's Recent Success Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1630 - [Space Bites] Starshipโs Third Flight // Schrodingerโs Voyager // Start of Milkdromeda Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1629 - [Q&A] How Cold Are Moon Shadows, Why Are Dark Matter Halos Spherical, War For The Moon Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1628 - [Interview] Why White Dwarf Stars Unexpectedly Stop Cooling Down Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1627 - [Interview] Getting Samples From Enceladus Is Harder Than You Think Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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1626 - [Space Bites] Furious Boiling of Betelgeuse // Robot-Surgeon on the ISS // Biggest Black Holes Ever Seen Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1625 - [Q&A] Mars Rovers On The Moon, Satellite Management, Life Near Blue Giants Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1624 - [Interview] How Close Are We To Self-Replicating Robots Conquering Space Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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1623 - [Interview] Was Cosmic Dust Responsible for Life on Earth? Sat, 02 Mar 2024
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1622 - [Space Bites] Odysseus Moon Landing Verdict // JWST Breakthrough // SLIM Surprise Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 0h
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1621 - [Interview] How Should We Handle Space Weapons Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1620 - [Q&A] Refuelling the Sun, Rogue Planets Auroras, Space Nukes Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1619 - [Space Bites] USAโs Crazy Moon Landing // Problems for Perseverance // New Glenn Goes Vertical Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1618 - [Q&A] JWST vs Apollo Landing Sites, TRAPPIST-1 Atmospheres, Chinese Space Program Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1617 - [Interview] Discovery of The Decade for Dwarf Planets? Eris and Makemake Geothermal Activity Tue, 20 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1616 - [Interview] Swarms of Cheap Spacecraft for Solar System Exploration Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1615 - [Space Bites] Unexpected Mimas Discovery // Moon Mission Launch // New EHT Image Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1614 - [Interview] What's Wrong With Modern Science And How To Fix It Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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1613 - [Interview] Deepest Ever Deep Field. Where Are The Limits of James Webb? Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1612 - [Q&A] Trusting Asteroid Strike Probabilities, Propulsion Breakthrough, Methane on Mars Tue, 13 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1611 - [Space Bites] NASA in Trouble // More Impossible Galaxies from JWST // Final Goodbye to Ingenuity Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1610 - [Interview] NASA JPL Layoffs. Artemis and Mars Sample Return in DANGER? Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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1609 - [Interview] Why JWST Avoids Searching For Exomoons with Dr. David Kipping Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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1608 - [Q&A] Kuiper Belt Orbiter, Naming Planet 9, Most Perfect Spheres Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1607 - [Interview] Venus Could Harbour Non-Water Based Life Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1606 - [Interview] What a REAL City On Mars Will Look Like Sun, 04 Feb 2024
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1605 - [Interview] How Nancy Grace Roman Will Help Understand Dark Matter Sat, 03 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1604 - [Space Bites] Giant Forest Telescope // GO for LISA // Thoughts on YouTube Retirement Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1603 - [Interview] An Exoplanet With A Comet-Like Giant Tail Thu, 01 Feb 2024 - 0h
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1602 - [Interview] How Space-Based Reflectors Can Change Solar Energy Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1601 - [Q&A] Lunar Starship VS Saturn V, Max Size of Black Holes, ISS Replacement Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1600 - [Interview] Nobel Prize Winner Explains JWST vs The Crisis in Cosmology Mon, 29 Jan 2024
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1599 - [Space Bites] Ingenuity Is OVER // Destructive Test by Sierra Space // Why Starship Exploded Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1598 - [Q&A] Is Mars Worth Exploring, Imaging Our Galaxy, Rogue Planets Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1597 - [NIAC 2024] Swarming Proxima Centauri and Getting Data Back Mon, 22 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1596 - [Space Bites] Hycean VS Lava Worlds //Japan's Moon Landing // NASA's Supersonic Breakthrough Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1595 - [Q&A] TRAPPIST-1 vs Alpha Cen, Catching The Voyagers, Lunar Space Elevator Tue, 16 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1594 - [Bonus] Modern Day Skeptics Mon, 15 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1593 - [Bonus] Where are all the aliens? Sun, 14 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1592 - [Space Bites] TRUE Colour of Neptune // Moon Landing Failure // Major Missions Delays Fri, 12 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1591 - [Bonus] Why 2024 Will Be a Major Year For Space Exploration Sat, 06 Jan 2024
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1590 - [Space Bites] Lunar Starship Elevator Test // Accurate Ancient Star Map // Io Close Flyby Fri, 05 Jan 2024 - 0h
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1589 - [Interview] What Is JWST Really Capable Of Mon, 01 Jan 2024
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1588 - [Space Bites] Game-Changing Space Test // Black Hole Core Stars // Toxic Enceladus Plumes Fri, 22 Dec 2023 - 0h
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1587 - [Interview] Mysteries of Io NASA Hasn't Solved Yet Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 0h